"Don't You Ever Leave Me" is a song by Finnish rock n' roll band

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, released as the third and final single from their 1984 album ''

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''. "Don't You Ever Leave Me" made its first appearance as "Don't Never Leave Me" on Hanoi Rocks' first album ''

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'' (1981), but it had more punky atmosphere and faster tempo. They remade the version, which the band loved much more. It is usually considered one of the best songs by Hanoi Rocks. The band's guitarist

Andy McCoy Antti Hulkko (born 11 October 1962), better known as Andy McCoy, is a Finnish musician. He is best known for his role as the lead guitarist and main songwriter of the rock music, rock band Hanoi Rocks, but has also played with Iggy Pop and a vari ...

commented on the song in Finnish ''Soundi'' magazine in 1984: "Well, yeah, we screwed up that song so bad back then, that we had to remake it now. As a song, I think it's fucking great and this version is what the original should have been." The version of "Don't You Ever Leave Me" that's on the 12" single differs from the album and 7" single versions, as the 12" single version features the narration's (originally spoken by McCoy and Razzle) spoken by McCoy in Spanish. The song "Oil And Gasoline" (which was the song's B-side) was a new song that originally made its appearance on the "Underwater World" single the same year in 1984. "Malibu Nightmare" (which is on the 12" single) was originally featured on the EP for the song "Love's an Injection" in 1982. The song was originally made just as a joke, which had

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on bass, because

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was late from the recording. It was re-recorded on the band's 1983 album '' Back to Mystery City''.

Track listing

Personnel

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, backing vocals *

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on "Malibu Nightmare" *

- Bass * Razzle -

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- Drums on "Malibu Beach (Calypso version)" *

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- Bass on "Oil And Gasoline"

Cover versions

* Swedish hard rock band

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released a cover version of "Don't You Ever Leave Me" as a bonus track on the Japanese version of their 2000 album ''

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''. * Finnish humppa band

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released a Finnish-language version of "Don't You Ever Leave Me", titled "Hyljätyn humppa" on their 2000 album ''Humppa-akatemia''. * Finnish rock/pop singer

Olavi Uusivirta Olavi Uusivirta (born 28 July 1983 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish rock/pop singer, songwriter and actor. Childhood and education Before his school years Uusivirta moved with his parents first to Kotka and later to Karkkila due to his mot ...

released a Finnish-language version of "Don't You Ever Leave Me", titled "Ennen kuin tää maailma loppuu", as a single in 2023. * American musician

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, the lead guitarist for the rock band

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, released a cover version of "Don't You Ever Leave Me" in his 2024 EP ''Starry Nights & Campfire Lights''.

References

{{authority control 1984 songs 1984 singles Hanoi Rocks songs Glam metal ballads Song recordings produced by Bob Ezrin Songs written by Andy McCoy